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10 Dec 2016 2:39:21am

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I believe our population is growing too quickly. This puts strain on our environment, water resources and infrastructure. As immigration is the key driver of population growth in Australia, I feel it needs to be reduced. Unfortunately, some people confuse this concept with racism.

Remember that governments have very short sight. They are only interested in short term profits, not the long term health of the nation. Sadly, they have many of us convinced that without ceaselesss growth we are economically doomed, that 'growth is good'. History has shown that unbridled growth leads to the collapse of civilisations, as resources are depleted or damaged. Such economies cannot be sustained, and our greed today will be a nightmare for coming generations.

And Scandanavia shows us that low growth economies such as Finland and Norway are viable, with those countries having some of the highest standards of living in the world.

Unfettered growth is damaging and unsustainable. If slowing growth means reducing immigration levels, so be it.